| Birth name | Daniel Drysdale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 May 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kippen, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 October 1987 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Yeovil, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 65th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1951–1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jimmie Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Frank Moffat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Drysdale (18 May 1901 – 15 October 1987) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was 65th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
Born in Kippen, Stirlingshire[2] Drysdale, went to George Heriots and also played for Heriot's FP,[3] and London Scottish.[2] He went to Edinburgh University and the University of Oxford, where he played for the teams Edinburgh University RFC and Oxford University RFC.[2]
He played for Edinburgh District in the 1923 inter-city match.[4]
Drysdale played for Scotland and the Lions.[3][2][5]
He was on the 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa.[3]
He also played for the Barbarians.[2]
He was president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 1951-2.[6]
He was a timber merchant.[6]